Blatter's admission yesterday that the choice of Russia, as Hosts for the 2018 World Football Cup Finals, was fixed before the actual vote took place, is just another reason why FIFA must quickly get a new, younger team of Head Office managers.
Blatter has always maintained "I AM CLEAN !". After yesterday's admission all his previous denials need to be re-examined.
He himself may not have received any "remuneration" for what was decided but other executives in FIFA did. Blatter however was certain that the votes cast for the 2018 Hosts, would eliminate all candidates countries except Russia. They may yet sue FIFA !
However, there is one matter which Blatter will have to explain.
Blatter asked Michael Garcia to review and report on FIFA operations. Why did Blatter never want to make public the 350 page Garcia Report ? Instead Blatter preferred the 40 page summary produced by Eckert, which absolved the FIFA Executive of any wrongdoing. Garcia immediately resigned !
Since then several FIFA Executives have been indicted by the USA Attorney General.
The Swiss Attorney General will be following the whole situation closely. Blatter and FIFA have destroyed the good reputation of Football everywhere ! The story of Blatter and FIFA does not enhance the reputation of the Swiss Legal System either. It would seem "anything goes and is legal" !
Directors and Presidents are only CLEAN when they have protected their companies from Fraud and Loss. Pretending not know what is going on, and then doing nothing to stop illegal enrichment, is aiding and abetting crime.
In many countries that is a criminal offence !
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